刘超事件:英语小故事

A Brother Like That

A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile

from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve
when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin[1] was
walking around the shiny new car, admiring it.

"Is this your car, Mister?" he said.

Paul nodded. "My brother gave it to me for Christmas."
The boy was astounded[2]. "You mean your brother gave it
to you and it didnt cost you nothing? Boy, I wish . . ."
He hesitated.

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He
was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the
lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels.

"I wish," the boy went on, "That I could be a brother
like that."

Paul looked at the boy in astonishment[3], then
impulsively he added, "Would you like to take a ride in my
car?"

"Oh yes, Id love that."

After a short ride, the boy turned with his eyes aglow
[4], said, "Mister, would you mind driving in front of my
house?"

Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad
wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride
home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again. "Will
you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked.

He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard
him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was
carrying his little crippled[5] brother. He sat him down
on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him
[6] and pointed to the car.

"There she is, Buddy[7], just like I told you
upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it
didnt cost him a cent. And some day Im gonna give you
one just like it . . . then you can see for yourself all
the pretty things in the Christmas windows that Ive been
trying to tell you about."

Paul got out and lifted the lad to the front seat of
his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside
him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride.
That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when
he said: "It is more blessed to give[8] . . . "

－－Dan Clark

注释：

1．urchin：淘气鬼，顽童，尤其是指男孩子。比如，a street
urchin，街头流浪儿。

2．astounded：astound，使（人）大吃一惊，但它一般多用于被动
语态。He was astounded at the news.那消息让他大吃一惊。

3．in astonishment：和in surprise意思差不多，表示很惊讶。但
吃惊的程度要深一些。

4．aglow：这是一个形容词，它的意思是“炽热的，脸上发热
的”。

5．crippled：cripple即可作名词，也可作动词，意为跛子，或使
跛足。在这里用crippled，是用分词做形容词，跛足的。

6．squeezed up against him：squeeze是挤压的意思，在这里，很
形象地说明小男孩紧紧抱着跛脚的弟弟，怕他摔倒了。

7．buddy：老兄，老弟。这是美国俚语中常见的说法，一般只用于
打招呼。

8．It is more blessed to give：施比受更有福。给予是一种幸
福，因为你是富有的，这种富有通常跟财富无关，更主要的是精神
上的富有。

内容：

哥哥的心愿

圣诞节时，保罗的哥哥送他一辆新车。圣诞节当天，保罗离开办公室时，一个男孩绕着那辆闪闪发亮的新车，十分赞叹地问：
"先生，这是你的车？"

保罗点点头："这是我哥哥送给我的圣诞节礼物。"男孩满脸惊讶，支支吾吾地说："你是说这是你哥送的礼物，没花你一分钱？天哪，我真希望也能……"

保罗当然知道男孩他真想希望什么。他希望能有一个象那样的哥哥。但是小男孩接下来说的话却完全出乎了保罗的意料。

"我希望自己能成为送车给弟弟的哥哥。"男孩继续说。

保罗惊愕地看着那男孩，冲口而出地说："你要不要坐我的车去兜风？"

"哦，当然好了，我太想坐了！"

车开了一小段路后，那孩子转过头来，眼睛闪闪发亮，对我说："先生，你能不能把车子开到我家门前？"

保罗微笑，他知道孩子想干什么。那男孩必定是要向邻居炫耀，让大家知道他坐了一部大轿车回家。但是这次保罗又猜错了。"你能不能把车子停在那两个台阶前？"男孩要求道。

男孩跑上了阶梯，过了一会儿保罗听到他回来了，但动作似乎有些缓慢。原来把他跛脚的弟弟带出来了，将他安置在第一个台阶上，紧紧地抱着他，指着那辆新车。

只听那男孩告诉弟弟："你看，这就是我刚才在楼上对你说的那辆新车。这是保罗他哥哥送给他的哦！将来我也会送给你一辆像这样的车，到那时候你就能自己去看那些在圣诞节时，挂窗口上的漂亮饰品了，就象我告诉过你的那样。"

保罗走下车子，把跛脚男孩抱到车子的前座。兴奋得满眼放光的哥哥也爬上车子，坐在弟弟的身旁。就这样他们三人开始一次令人难忘的假日兜风。

那个圣诞夜，保罗才真正体会主耶稣所说的"施比受更有福"的道理。

Good and Evil 善与恶
Weak forces of good and evil was expelled to the sky. Asked Zeus is good at, how can we return to earth to. Zeus told him that we should not and go, one by one of the world to visit it. Evil and people very close, so one after another to find them. Good because down from the sky, on the very slow to very slow.
力量弱小的善,被恶赶走到了天上。善于是问宙斯,怎样才能回到人间去。宙斯告诉他,大家不要一起去,一个一个的去访问人间吧。恶与人很相近,所以接连不断地去找他们。善因为从天上下来,所以就来得很慢很慢。

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A Brother Like That

A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile
from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve
when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin[1] was
walking around the shiny new car, admiring it.

"Is this your car, Mister?" he said.

Paul nodded. "My brother gave it to me for Christmas."
The boy was astounded[2]. "You mean your brother gave it
to you and it didnt cost you nothing? Boy, I wish . . ."
He hesitated.

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He
was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the
lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels.

"I wish," the boy went on, "That I could be a brother
like that."

Paul looked at the boy in astonishment[3], then
impulsively he added, "Would you like to take a ride in my
car?"

"Oh yes, Id love that."

After a short ride, the boy turned with his eyes aglow
[4], said, "Mister, would you mind driving in front of my
house?"

Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad
wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride
home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again. "Will
you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked.

He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard
him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was
carrying his little crippled[5] brother. He sat him down
on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him
[6] and pointed to the car.

"There she is, Buddy[7], just like I told you
upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it
didnt cost him a cent. And some day Im gonna give you
one just like it . . . then you can see for yourself all
the pretty things in the Christmas windows that Ive been
trying to tell you about."

Paul got out and lifted the lad to the front seat of
his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside
him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride.
That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when
he said: "It is more blessed to give[8] . . . "

－－Dan Clark

注释：

1．urchin：淘气鬼，顽童，尤其是指男孩子。比如，a street
urchin，街头流浪儿。

2．astounded：astound，使（人）大吃一惊，但它一般多用于被动
语态。He was astounded at the news.那消息让他大吃一惊。

3．in astonishment：和in surprise意思差不多，表示很惊讶。但
吃惊的程度要深一些。

4．aglow：这是一个形容词，它的意思是“炽热的，脸上发热
的”。

5．crippled：cripple即可作名词，也可作动词，意为跛子，或使
跛足。在这里用crippled，是用分词做形容词，跛足的。

6．squeezed up against him：squeeze是挤压的意思，在这里，很
形象地说明小男孩紧紧抱着跛脚的弟弟，怕他摔倒了。

7．buddy：老兄，老弟。这是美国俚语中常见的说法，一般只用于
打招呼。

8．It is more blessed to give：施比受更有福。给予是一种幸
福，因为你是富有的，这种富有通常跟财富无关，更主要的是精神
上的富有。

内容：

哥哥的心愿

圣诞节时，保罗的哥哥送他一辆新车。圣诞节当天，保罗离开办公室时，一个男孩绕着那辆闪闪发亮的新车，十分赞叹地问：
"先生，这是你的车？"

保罗点点头："这是我哥哥送给我的圣诞节礼物。"男孩满脸惊讶，支支吾吾地说："你是说这是你哥送的礼物，没花你一分钱？天哪，我真希望也能……"

保罗当然知道男孩他真想希望什么。他希望能有一个象那样的哥哥。但是小男孩接下来说的话却完全出乎了保罗的意料。

"我希望自己能成为送车给弟弟的哥哥。"男孩继续说。

保罗惊愕地看着那男孩，冲口而出地说："你要不要坐我的车去兜风？"

"哦，当然好了，我太想坐了！"

车开了一小段路后，那孩子转过头来，眼睛闪闪发亮，对我说："先生，你能不能把车子开到我家门前？"

保罗微笑，他知道孩子想干什么。那男孩必定是要向邻居炫耀，让大家知道他坐了一部大轿车回家。但是这次保罗又猜错了。"你能不能把车子停在那两个台阶前？"男孩要求道。

男孩跑上了阶梯，过了一会儿保罗听到他回来了，但动作似乎有些缓慢。原来把他跛脚的弟弟带出来了，将他安置在第一个台阶上，紧紧地抱着他，指着那辆新车。

只听那男孩告诉弟弟："你看，这就是我刚才在楼上对你说的那辆新车。这是保罗他哥哥送给他的哦！将来我也会送给你一辆像这样的车，到那时候你就能自己去看那些在圣诞节时，挂窗口上的漂亮饰品了，就象我告诉过你的那样。"

保罗走下车子，把跛脚男孩抱到车子的前座。兴奋得满眼放光的哥哥也爬上车子，坐在弟弟的身旁。就这样他们三人开始一次令人难忘的假日兜风。

那个圣诞夜，保罗才真正体会主耶稣所说的"施比受更有福"的道理。

At Night

The horse sleeps in the stable.
The pig sleeps in the pen.
The squirrel sleeps in the tree hole.
The parrot sleeps in the cage.
The cat sleeps in the basket.
The goldfish sleeps in the fish bowl.
The moon sleeps in the sky.
Where do you sleep?
I sleep in my bed.

译文：
在夜晚

马儿睡在马厩里面。
猪儿睡在围圈里面。
松鼠睡在树洞里面。
鹦鹉睡在笼子里面。
猫儿睡在篮子里面。
金鱼睡在鱼缸里面。
月亮睡在天空中。
你睡在哪里？
我睡在我的床上。